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. >> brown: republican standard bearer mitt romney traveled to the battleground state of iowa and zeroed in on the unemployment rate. it fell in august from 8.3% to 8.1% percent, but that was largely because more people stopped looking for work. >> after the party last night and the hangover today, the jobs numbers were very disappointing. for almost every net new job created, approximately four people dropped out of the workforce. seeing that kind of report is obviously disheartening to the american people who need work and are having a hard time finding work. >> brown: later, in orange city, iowa, romney called it a "national tragedy" that unemployment has topped 8% for 43 straight months. >> the president said that, by this time, we'd be at 5.4% unemployment. 5.4%. instead, we're at about 8%. and you know the difference that makes and how many people would be working in america? nine million people. had he been able to keep his promise, had his policies worked as he thought they would, there'd be nine million more americans working. >> brown: the president made his own trip to iowa th
. >> brown: republican standard bearer mitt romney traveled to the battleground state of iowa and zeroed in on the unemployment rate. it fell in august from 8.3% to 8.1% percent, but that was largely because more people stopped looking for work. >> after the party last night and the hangover today, the jobs numbers were very disappointing. for almost every net new job created, approximately four people dropped out of the workforce. seeing that kind of report is obviously...
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the president has opened up leads and a battleground states like ohio, wisconsin, iowa, colorado. you would of thought that the assassination of an american ambassador in libya, attacks on embassies elsewhere in the middle eas would have offered mitt romney a golden opportunity to reframe the debate, but he cannot get their. politico began a piece on friday telling us with the problem is not -- it is not clint eastwood and the empty chair, or media bias, or distorted polls. politico says idt is mitt. >> wow. quite a guy, isn't it? paul ryan. >> royan! >> what a second, romney-ryan, romney-ryan, romney-ryan. >> oh, sweet jesus. >> joe scarborough and mika brzezinski on "morning show." slowly and reluctantly, those who have worked for mitt romney are concluding that he is just not a good political candidate. is that fair, mark? >> it is fair. you wa to go back to the numbers. wherever mitt romney goes, his unfavorable number goes up. in florida in, he was at 35% unfavorable personally. now he is at 48% unfavorable. ohio, 34%, now 49%. it is a problem. that has just been the reverse
the president has opened up leads and a battleground states like ohio, wisconsin, iowa, colorado. you would of thought that the assassination of an american ambassador in libya, attacks on embassies elsewhere in the middle eas would have offered mitt romney a golden opportunity to reframe the debate, but he cannot get their. politico began a piece on friday telling us with the problem is not -- it is not clint eastwood and the empty chair, or media bias, or distorted polls. politico says idt is...
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move just bit in president obama's direction especially in some of these swing states like ohio and iowa and new hampshire and virginia. we have statewide polls that show not a big edge for president obama but a pretty consistent one for him. you know, there's a history to this. in the last 15 elections, t candidate who is ahead at the point has won the popular vote every time. at this point, president obama has a narrow national lead but a national lead. >> woodruff: how do you see it? i agree. i think we went from a jump ball three weeks now to a slight advantage for the president. i really think it's coming out of the convention. the democrats got a very small bump among a very little sliver of the electorate, but i think that matters. if you compare the august and september nbc news wall street journal poll, the right direction number is up 7. obama job approval is up 2. on the ballot the president is up 2. people are somewhat more upbeat. i think the race has shifted very slightly but in a case like this where it's so close a slight shift can be a significant one. >> woodruff: is th
move just bit in president obama's direction especially in some of these swing states like ohio and iowa and new hampshire and virginia. we have statewide polls that show not a big edge for president obama but a pretty consistent one for him. you know, there's a history to this. in the last 15 elections, t candidate who is ahead at the point has won the popular vote every time. at this point, president obama has a narrow national lead but a national lead. >> woodruff: how do you see it? i...
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a field of flags in charlotte, north carolina, to fire fighters in north liberty, iowa, honoring the almost 3,000 americans killed 11 years ago today. while this anniversary was marked by much less pageantry and more subtlety than a year ago, this day remains, as it will for every american who lived through it, a reminder of our fragility and our fortitude. thank you for joining us. good night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
a field of flags in charlotte, north carolina, to fire fighters in north liberty, iowa, honoring the almost 3,000 americans killed 11 years ago today. while this anniversary was marked by much less pageantry and more subtlety than a year ago, this day remains, as it will for every american who lived through it, a reminder of our fragility and our fortitude. thank you for joining us. good night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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iowa, obama crushed mccain in iowa. tie right now. wisconsin, obama crushed in wisconsin. tied right now. you see that sort of thing in state after state. you also see the race incredibly close. if you look at the polls of what we've seen so far post romney speech maybe got a slight bump. rasmussen has put him up a little. the gallup poll shows basically no movement. they're basically tied right now. what i'm looking for in this convention is what's next? what is the agenda for the second term? when he came into denver four years ago he knew exactly what he wanted to do. it was to heal the political mess in the country. 2009 we knew exactly what he wanted to do. he wanted to ameliorate the fiscal crisis. 2010 health care. what's the big answer right now? what's the big problem the country faces. what is he going to do about that problem? that's the real thing'm looki forthis week. >> woodruff: mark, we heard stephanie cutter say we're going to hear specifics this week. they're going to talk about what the president is going to do to carry out the agenda that he started in
iowa, obama crushed mccain in iowa. tie right now. wisconsin, obama crushed in wisconsin. tied right now. you see that sort of thing in state after state. you also see the race incredibly close. if you look at the polls of what we've seen so far post romney speech maybe got a slight bump. rasmussen has put him up a little. the gallup poll shows basically no movement. they're basically tied right now. what i'm looking for in this convention is what's next? what is the agenda for the second term?...
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the drought scotched hopes for a bumper crop this year, but some farmers in parts of illinois and iowa say the harvest isn't as bad a feared. diane eastabrook has details. >> reporter: as the blades of a combine slice though his corn crop, carl neubauer looks over fields he feared wouldn't produce anything this year. >> we estimate that we'll probably be between 80 and 100 bushels and we think our average will be in the 100 to 105 bushel per acre. >> reporter: in a normal year this central illinois farm produces twice that amount. but then again this hasn't been a normal year. when we visited neubauer's farm in june, the drought was just starting. his fertile soil was cracking from lack of rain and corn stalks were withering from the heat. neubaurer thinks technology saved him. >> i think we just found that our hybrids the new genetics that we're planting they were better able to withstand the stress better than we thought. >> reporter: while this isn't going to be the bountiful year u.s. farmers predicted last spring, it might not be a total bust. earlier this month the usda estimated
the drought scotched hopes for a bumper crop this year, but some farmers in parts of illinois and iowa say the harvest isn't as bad a feared. diane eastabrook has details. >> reporter: as the blades of a combine slice though his corn crop, carl neubauer looks over fields he feared wouldn't produce anything this year. >> we estimate that we'll probably be between 80 and 100 bushels and we think our average will be in the 100 to 105 bushel per acre. >> reporter: in a normal year...
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as the college democrats organization see tremendous growth in key battleground states like florida, iowa, colorado, north carolina where our sprens has grown some 15 chaper tos to 20 or 30 chapters. another example if you're looking at the demographics is who's going to be here this weekend? that's an incredible number and a great example of how energized young people are about this president. >> i'd like that mayor to step forward. >> reporter: anna mccarly is one of the young delegates, she turned 18 yesterday, in time for the convention roll call. about to start her senior year in high school, she decided to run for a spot in west virginia's contingent. >> i ran as a delegate for the state convention earlier this summer and was elected and i was very surprised but very honored. >> reporter: mccarly says people like her, preparing to cast their first vote, face a different set of issues from the iraq war that loomed large last time. >> some of the issues that weren't as prominent are now coming into light for education and health care. those weren't an issue during the campaign in 2008
as the college democrats organization see tremendous growth in key battleground states like florida, iowa, colorado, north carolina where our sprens has grown some 15 chaper tos to 20 or 30 chapters. another example if you're looking at the demographics is who's going to be here this weekend? that's an incredible number and a great example of how energized young people are about this president. >> i'd like that mayor to step forward. >> reporter: anna mccarly is one of the young...
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that's currently airing in colorado, iowa and florida. and at an event today in virginia, the president said he would fight any changes to the program. >> i will refuse to turn medicare into a voucher. ( cheers and applause ) americans who have worked hard shouldn't have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. >> woodruff: for its part, the romney campaign will continue it's pitch to older voters this weekend as paul ryan heads to all-important florida, which boasts the largest proportion of seniors in the nation. and to the analysis of shields and brooks--that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times columnist" david brooks. gentlemen, welcome. >> thank you. >> woodruff: so mark, the romney tax relief... tax return information, what do we learn from that? >> well, first of all i thought it was ear onion, the satirical magazine of stephen colbert. i have no idea why romney campaign would revisit and revive the tax issue without resolving it. i mean all they did was put out 20 year summaries. so what
that's currently airing in colorado, iowa and florida. and at an event today in virginia, the president said he would fight any changes to the program. >> i will refuse to turn medicare into a voucher. ( cheers and applause ) americans who have worked hard shouldn't have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. >> woodruff: for its part, the romney campaign will continue it's pitch to older voters this weekend as paul ryan heads to all-important florida,...
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>> right, he doesn't know about this until early 2011 when senator charles grassley of iowa in his office tells him about it, hands him a letter and says 'd like you to look io this." he wasn't aware that there were two firearms at the scene of the bryan terry murder that were tied to this operation and he apparently-- the first thing he did was ask for an investigation by the inspector general, which is why this has come forward now. >> brown: now, is it therefore now up to eric holder as to what kind of disciplinary action is-- or whether there is any against the people that were cited? >> he's taken a couple of actions. weinstein's gone, ken melson, the former head of the a.t.f., s retired. a i'mold at t a.t. is now referring to the report to all the other employees who were there in-- are seen as responsible. i'm told by an official that he admonished lanny breuer for his failings here. but what we expect now is that there's going to be an internal process, some of these people are covered by civil servant rules and it takes time to see who is going to get forced out or any other puni
>> right, he doesn't know about this until early 2011 when senator charles grassley of iowa in his office tells him about it, hands him a letter and says 'd like you to look io this." he wasn't aware that there were two firearms at the scene of the bryan terry murder that were tied to this operation and he apparently-- the first thing he did was ask for an investigation by the inspector general, which is why this has come forward now. >> brown: now, is it therefore now up to...
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. >> most people have probably forgotten that the press ran with the story that romney won the iowa caucus, when a few days later santorum turned outo be the real winner >> karl, you've just gotten some word from a source in the republican national committee. tell us what it is. >> he was on fox news with chris wallace. and he says, in fact, "romney's going to come out the champion here," when in fact, santorum was winning. >> and that it will show an 18-vote victory in that precinct for mitt romney, which will give m a statewide victory of 14 votes over rick santorum. >> now, i, you know, this is obviously pretty big thing. that romney is going to win th ia cauces b14 ves. >> by 14 votes. >> how solid is your evidence for your -- >> from a pretty good, reliable source. >> so, he is able to almost literally count the votes, even though he's not counting correctly. >> and he then writes a column to the effect in the "wall street journal" that romney won, even though the votes are still not all counted. and then, he directs his super-pacs to go after that candidate, after santorum. so, in ef
. >> most people have probably forgotten that the press ran with the story that romney won the iowa caucus, when a few days later santorum turned outo be the real winner >> karl, you've just gotten some word from a source in the republican national committee. tell us what it is. >> he was on fox news with chris wallace. and he says, in fact, "romney's going to come out the champion here," when in fact, santorum was winning. >> and that it will show an 18-vote...
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in idell, iowa, vice presidential candidate paul ryan said tonight's main speaker former president bill clinton will try to shift attention from mr. obama's economic record. >> we're going to hear a lot of things in charlotte, but we're not going to hear a convincing argument thatwe're better off than we were four years ago. we're going to hear from president clinton tonight in charlotte. my guess is we'll get a great rendition of how good things were in the 1990s but we're not going to hear much about how things have been in the last four years. >> holman: meanwhile republican presidential nominee mitt romney continued debate preparations at a private home in vermont. however he took a quick trip to an appliance store in nearby lebanon, new hampshire, where he spoke with supporters about the needs of small business. wall street hesitated today, after a profit warning from the shipping giant fed-ex. the company said it's being hurt by a slowdown in business-- the latest sign that the global economy is dialing back. that was enough to keep stocks in check. the dow jones industrial averag
in idell, iowa, vice presidential candidate paul ryan said tonight's main speaker former president bill clinton will try to shift attention from mr. obama's economic record. >> we're going to hear a lot of things in charlotte, but we're not going to hear a convincing argument thatwe're better off than we were four years ago. we're going to hear from president clinton tonight in charlotte. my guess is we'll get a great rendition of how good things were in the 1990s but we're not going to...
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iowa is a tossup state. >> iowa is gaining importance, bret. one reason is that the math, the electoral map is starting to shrink. with michigan and pennsylvania, i think sort of both campaigns are pulling out a lot of the tv money to move it to other states. those states moving to obama column. the next state i think that is moving is north carolina. which is starting to lean to romney. even with that bounce that karl talked about. that makes me put that sort of in a lean romney situation. if you have most free states doing that, it is putting increase pressure and spending on state like iowa. those electoral votes are really, are now really going to be front and center. >> yeah. absolutely. iowa, we are seeing more per capita spending on television in iowa by the obama campaign than any other state in country. in fact, what is interesting is since june, the television waiweight in north carolina, obama reduced weight by 40%. iowa, they are buying more television in rochester, minnesota, television than any market in north carolina. even roche
iowa is a tossup state. >> iowa is gaining importance, bret. one reason is that the math, the electoral map is starting to shrink. with michigan and pennsylvania, i think sort of both campaigns are pulling out a lot of the tv money to move it to other states. those states moving to obama column. the next state i think that is moving is north carolina. which is starting to lean to romney. even with that bounce that karl talked about. that makes me put that sort of in a lean romney...
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this is urbandale, iowa. this is a big rally and this will be the president's seventh stop in iowa leading up to presidential election this november. all of this as he kicks off the warm-up act before the dnc gets under way this week in charlotte. we'll take you back to urbandale, iowa, as soon as the president arrives. >>> all right. a check of some of the news happening right now overseas. in central afghanistan two suicide bombers have targeted an afghan military base. the attacks killed 13 people, among the dead, a child, two women and four policemen. the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> in south africa, protests are breaking out over the arrest of 270 platinum mine workers charged with the murder of 34 of their colleagues, but those workers were actually shot by police. south africa's justice minister is now demanding answers. >> after 50 years, the german inventor of the drug thalidomide has apologized to its victims. the drug taken by pregnant women caused babies to be born with deformed limbs.
this is urbandale, iowa. this is a big rally and this will be the president's seventh stop in iowa leading up to presidential election this november. all of this as he kicks off the warm-up act before the dnc gets under way this week in charlotte. we'll take you back to urbandale, iowa, as soon as the president arrives. >>> all right. a check of some of the news happening right now overseas. in central afghanistan two suicide bombers have targeted an afghan military base. the attacks...
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. ♪ [applause] >> hello, iowa! [applause] oh, it is good to be back in iowa! [applause] >> we love you, mr. president! >> i love you back. that's why i'm back. [applause] oh, this is a great crowd. it's good to see my outstanding friends -- tom harkin in the house. [applause] leonard boswell. [applause] tom miller. [applause] and can everybody please give lucas a big round of applause -- not just for the introduction, but for his service to our country. [applause] and it is great to see all of you. [applause] we've got a spectacular day. college football is in the air. [applause] we will try to get you home in time to see the hawkeyes and the cyclones. i know we've got kickoff later. [laughter] and although you guys got to see the nationals and chris cornell perform before i got here - [applause] -- i just want you to know that i could not appreciate them performing -- i could not appreciate more them performing for us. so please give them a big round of applause as well. [applause] now, iowa, this is our first stop on the road to our convention in charlotte,
. ♪ [applause] >> hello, iowa! [applause] oh, it is good to be back in iowa! [applause] >> we love you, mr. president! >> i love you back. that's why i'm back. [applause] oh, this is a great crowd. it's good to see my outstanding friends -- tom harkin in the house. [applause] leonard boswell. [applause] tom miller. [applause] and can everybody please give lucas a big round of applause -- not just for the introduction, but for his service to our country. [applause] and it is...
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after graduation from law school, she rose -- she wisely chose to remain in iowa and iowa was fortunate for that decision. she first served as law clerk in the u.s. attorney's office, northern district of iowa, in 1997 she was hired as a full-time attorney in that same office, where she has risen through the ranks and now heads that office. she served as special assistant u.s. attorney, 1997 through 1999 and as assistant u.s. attorney, 1999 to the year 2009. during this time, she was lead counsel in the prosecution of more than 250 cases. these cases spanned a wide range of legal issues from violent crimes and drug offense to immigration violations and money laundering. additionally, she has handled approximately 45 federal civil cases. these cases have included post-conviction relief and asset forfeitable matters as well as freedom of information and property return lawsuits. in 2009, mz rose -- ms. rose was nominated by our president and confirmed by the senate to serve as u.s. attorney, northern district, iowa. in this role she oversees most every aspect of the office. this includes
after graduation from law school, she rose -- she wisely chose to remain in iowa and iowa was fortunate for that decision. she first served as law clerk in the u.s. attorney's office, northern district of iowa, in 1997 she was hired as a full-time attorney in that same office, where she has risen through the ranks and now heads that office. she served as special assistant u.s. attorney, 1997 through 1999 and as assistant u.s. attorney, 1999 to the year 2009. during this time, she was lead...
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or whether we fight for those jobs for places like iowa. and my opponent's experience, he likes to talk about it, has been in investing in companies often called pioneers in the business of outsourcing jobs. when his advice was let detroit go bankrupt, i said a million jobs are at stake, an iconic american industry is at stake. i'm going to bet on american workers and american manufacturers. and today, the american auto industry has come roaring back. that's the choice. unlike my opponent, i want to stop giving tax breaks to ship jobs overseas. i want to start rewarding companies that create jobs right here in irvandale and des moines, right here in iowa, right here in the united states of america. that's what we're fighting for. you can decide. whether borrow money from your parents an acceptable answer for a young person hoping to go to college and start a business. or you can say, let's make sure america once again leads the world in educating our kids and training our workers. let's help more young people go to college, get ready to lea
or whether we fight for those jobs for places like iowa. and my opponent's experience, he likes to talk about it, has been in investing in companies often called pioneers in the business of outsourcing jobs. when his advice was let detroit go bankrupt, i said a million jobs are at stake, an iconic american industry is at stake. i'm going to bet on american workers and american manufacturers. and today, the american auto industry has come roaring back. that's the choice. unlike my opponent, i...
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starting in iowa today. we also want to remind people that they've got to get out, there's still time to register to vote in states across the country. go to gottoregister.com. because they can get the information they need to sign up and register to vote. plenty of time left. >> and what about combatting voter suppression? has this been the game plan? is this the best thing you can to? >> you know what we've been doing, at the same time we've been fighting battles of voter suppression legally and been successful through federal courts with judges appointed by republican and democratic presidents knocking these laws down, clearing away these obstacles, we've not been taking that for granted. we made sure we get the people the information they need to clear those obstacles away themselves and make sure they can get what they need to bring to the polls and also what they need to get registered to vote. >> all right. there's been a lot of conversation, congresswoman, about polls and who's ahead. we can't find a
starting in iowa today. we also want to remind people that they've got to get out, there's still time to register to vote in states across the country. go to gottoregister.com. because they can get the information they need to sign up and register to vote. plenty of time left. >> and what about combatting voter suppression? has this been the game plan? is this the best thing you can to? >> you know what we've been doing, at the same time we've been fighting battles of voter...
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where he's making his seventh visit so far this year. >> hello iowa! >> reporter: president obama kicking off his road to charlotte campaign in iowa, the state that first launched his presidency four years ago. >> it was you, iowa, who kept us going when the pundits were writing us off. and it will be you, iowa, who choose the path we take from here. >> reporter: polls show a tight race here as some white working class voters who gave him an edge four years ago now aren't so sure because of the economy. >> iowa is important, and i think other states will look at iowa and say, if they're turning away from barack obama, that is a harbinger for the rest of the country. >> reporter: today the president reached out to those disaffected voters by slamming mitt romney's convention speech. >> it was a rerun. we had seen it before. you might as well have watched it on a black and white tv. he did not offer a single new idea, just retreads of the same old policy that is have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> reporter: and he took romney to task
where he's making his seventh visit so far this year. >> hello iowa! >> reporter: president obama kicking off his road to charlotte campaign in iowa, the state that first launched his presidency four years ago. >> it was you, iowa, who kept us going when the pundits were writing us off. and it will be you, iowa, who choose the path we take from here. >> reporter: polls show a tight race here as some white working class voters who gave him an edge four years ago now...
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. >> obama voters showed up in full force today in iowa. the election has begun in the fit swg ste wi ear thammp i ing . >> my job is not to worry about those -- >> tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz on the democratic effort to get out the vote in iowa and beyond. >>> "mother jones" unearthed yet another lost romney tape from his in years. bcal n st pars >>'ll ask robert reich what mitt romney means when he says he's harvesting companies. >>> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut whole thing down. at he's talking about when it comes to women has the nerve to call senator claire mccaskill unladylike. we'll bring you the latest on the todd akin disaster. good to have you wh us anr hit, folks. ioicoff e 2012 electionn january. today it was the first state where people could cast their votes in person for the general election. the race is on. the race has been tight in iowa, but president obama has the momentum. the latest ten-day poll erage from "real clear politics" shows president obama with nearly
. >> obama voters showed up in full force today in iowa. the election has begun in the fit swg ste wi ear thammp i ing . >> my job is not to worry about those -- >> tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz on the democratic effort to get out the vote in iowa and beyond. >>> "mother jones" unearthed yet another lost romney tape from his in years. bcal n st pars >>'ll ask robert reich what mitt romney means when he says he's harvesting companies....
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of iowa hawkeyes. they went right ahead and toppled the barrel with the hawkeye's logo picking iowa for the big win. before you accuse the monkeys of being bias -- bill, i you know were just about to do that -- they beat the oddsmaker last year with going with iowa state. they have a good record, so, you know -- he's so doubting me. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's the cynical meteorologist bill karins. >> how do you know he's not tipping the one over that's going to lose rather than the one that's going to win. >> because they explained it to them and they're monkeys and they understand. >> the same way i nod my head. >> the same actually. >>> good morning, everyone. we have thunderstorms marking a change in the midwest. we have one good storm heading through reading, pennsylvania. this one's going to wake up a lot of people. a severe thunderstorm warning were that one. a hit-and-miss storm around scranton and williamsport. other rains aund iowa especially. we have
of iowa hawkeyes. they went right ahead and toppled the barrel with the hawkeye's logo picking iowa for the big win. before you accuse the monkeys of being bias -- bill, i you know were just about to do that -- they beat the oddsmaker last year with going with iowa state. they have a good record, so, you know -- he's so doubting me. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's the cynical meteorologist bill karins. >> how do you know he's not tipping the...
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it's airing in colorado, ohio, iowa, nevada, and virginia. the obama campaign is essentially showing with all these ads how seriously they are taking the women's vote in this election and how they are appealing for the women's vote by talking policy. but hey, the romney campaign is serious about the women's vote, too. and here's how you can tell. i want you to look at the crowd staged behind mitt romney at a rally yesterday in fairfax, virginia. what do almost all of the people standing behind mitt romney at this rally have in common? if you said matched chromosomes, ding, ding, ding! it seems like there are maybe a couple of "y" chromosomes in the background maybe, but right next to romney it is lady time, all the time. when i saw this yesterday, i was watching this with the sound off and i thought he was speaking at some sort of women-only event. i thought, how many women-only events are there in the world and why would they invite a presidential candidate? he wasn't speaking at a woman-only event. they just moved all the women at the event
it's airing in colorado, ohio, iowa, nevada, and virginia. the obama campaign is essentially showing with all these ads how seriously they are taking the women's vote in this election and how they are appealing for the women's vote by talking policy. but hey, the romney campaign is serious about the women's vote, too. and here's how you can tell. i want you to look at the crowd staged behind mitt romney at a rally yesterday in fairfax, virginia. what do almost all of the people standing behind...
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the secretary of state of iowa asked the legislature to pass a new law for iowa voters to show documentation to vote. he did not get his new law. in part because mr. schultz himself was forced to agree that there have been no real votes of voter fraud in iowa, at all. let alone the kind that would be hampered by blocking people from voting in this particular new way he wanted to block people from voting. after that he prom i alsoed he was turning over every stone to find some fraud. when he didn't find any, he brought in an agent from the agent of criminal investigation to help him look at the cost of tax fairs up to $250,000. he gave up looking for the legislature. in late july he personally ordered a new set of rules about voting in iowa. he called them emergency rules. rules he needed right away before the november election. rules he could not wait for any elected legislature to give him. the new rules would let him conduct a last minute purge of iowa's voter rules. it gave him authority to kick voters that he considers suspect off the rollings. to first them to proof that they are rightf
the secretary of state of iowa asked the legislature to pass a new law for iowa voters to show documentation to vote. he did not get his new law. in part because mr. schultz himself was forced to agree that there have been no real votes of voter fraud in iowa, at all. let alone the kind that would be hampered by blocking people from voting in this particular new way he wanted to block people from voting. after that he prom i alsoed he was turning over every stone to find some fraud. when he...
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birds out in full force in battleground iowa. on thursday, iowa became the first swing state to begin in person early voting with experts predicting that nearly 40% of iowans will cast their ballots before november 6th. so whose campaign does that benefit? we're back with the brain trust, perry bacon, robert costa, we'll start with you. whose campaign does it benefit early voting? >> i think both republicans and democrats have pretty effective ground games, especially in the midwest, though. this is very important for mitt romney. ohio, iowa, wisconsin, these are rust belt states with industrial manufacturing employees throughout most of the states. and mitt romney has to win these voters if he wants to put together a puzzle on the electoral map that really works out for him. >> karen, iowa is a historic place, especially for president obama. how is the ground game there this time around compared with what we saw four years ago? >> it's very strong. and remember, the differences. frankly, they've had four years through the democr
birds out in full force in battleground iowa. on thursday, iowa became the first swing state to begin in person early voting with experts predicting that nearly 40% of iowans will cast their ballots before november 6th. so whose campaign does that benefit? we're back with the brain trust, perry bacon, robert costa, we'll start with you. whose campaign does it benefit early voting? >> i think both republicans and democrats have pretty effective ground games, especially in the midwest,...
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the secretary of state of iowa asked the legislature to pass a new law for iowa voters to show documentation to vote. he did not get his new law. in part because mr. schultz himself was forced to agree that there have been no real votes of voter fraud in iowa, at all. let alone the kind that would be hampered by blocking people from voting in this particular new way he wanted to block people from voting. after that he prom i alsoed he was turning over every stone to find some fraud. when he didn't find any, he brought in an agent from the agent of criminal investigation to help him look at the cost of tax fairs up to $250,000. he gave up looking for the legislature. in late july he personally ordered a new set of rules about voting in iowa. he called them emergency rules. rules he needed right away before the november election. rules he could not wait for any elected legislature to give him. the new rules would let him conduct a last minute purge of iowa's voter rules. it gave him authority to kick voters that he considers suspect off the rollings. to first them to proof that they are rightf
the secretary of state of iowa asked the legislature to pass a new law for iowa voters to show documentation to vote. he did not get his new law. in part because mr. schultz himself was forced to agree that there have been no real votes of voter fraud in iowa, at all. let alone the kind that would be hampered by blocking people from voting in this particular new way he wanted to block people from voting. after that he prom i alsoed he was turning over every stone to find some fraud. when he...
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, university of iowa. give us a preview. what do we expect, iowa being a key battleground state? >> reporter: this is a crowd that's been standing outside here, wolf, for at least four or five hours. and it has been raining on and off. they have been standing here waiting for him. they're excited to see him. he will be here with the vice president as well. both of them speaking, the topic will be the economy. but they will be speaking to a very fired up crowd that's been listening to music and getting quite drenched. the president has been hitting this topic, this joke line that's been somewhat biting, trying to draw distinction with mitt romney on taxes, suggesting that the president if he is reelected will work for the middle class. if mitt romney is elected president, he will work for the wealthy, the millionaires, by trying just to cut taxes for millionaires, and the joke line is every time he shows up, there's a new thing taxes will do, help you lose weight, cure a cold. when he shows up here, we will
, university of iowa. give us a preview. what do we expect, iowa being a key battleground state? >> reporter: this is a crowd that's been standing outside here, wolf, for at least four or five hours. and it has been raining on and off. they have been standing here waiting for him. they're excited to see him. he will be here with the vice president as well. both of them speaking, the topic will be the economy. but they will be speaking to a very fired up crowd that's been listening to...
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president obama on the campaign trail in sioux city, iowa. let's take a listen. >> it is great to see all of you. [ cheering ] and the only thing that i'm not gog do, though, is get in the middle of an argument between hawkeye and husker fine. i'm not going to go there. now, iowa is our first stop this week on the road to our convention in charlotte, north carolina. [ cheering ] it was important for me to begin that journey right here in iowa because this is where it all began four years ago, right here in iowa. [ cheering ] because it was you all who kept us going, when all the pundits had written us off, and it was in your living rooms and back yards and vfw halls ask diners where our movement for change began. and it will be you, iowa, who is going to make all the difference in the world in this upcoming election. [ cheers and applause ] now, last week the other party, they gave their pitch at the convention in florida. (booing) don't boo. vote. [ cheers and applause ] i've got to say that convention, it was something. despite all the chal
president obama on the campaign trail in sioux city, iowa. let's take a listen. >> it is great to see all of you. [ cheering ] and the only thing that i'm not gog do, though, is get in the middle of an argument between hawkeye and husker fine. i'm not going to go there. now, iowa is our first stop this week on the road to our convention in charlotte, north carolina. [ cheering ] it was important for me to begin that journey right here in iowa because this is where it all began four years...
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and he'll be having a second iowa rally next hour. we should tell you that on his way to iowa, he was accompanied by his chief speechwriter. he worked on his speech that he'll be giving here thursday night, with his speechwriter on his way to iowa. and he gave the crowd there just the tiniest peek about what he's going to say. >> this thursday night, i will offer you what i believe is a better path forward. a path that grows this economy, creates more good jobs, strengthens the middle class. and the good news is, you get to choose which path we take. >> reporter: now, he spent most of his time during this speech today rebutting some of the messages that we heard during the republican convention in tampa. he called it a quote, rerun. he said, you might as well have listened to it on a black-and-white tv. and this plays into him accusing mitt romney of trying to pursue economic problems that he says created the recession. >> nothing new, he's saying, in the romney economic agenda compared to what he has in store. presumably he'll go int
and he'll be having a second iowa rally next hour. we should tell you that on his way to iowa, he was accompanied by his chief speechwriter. he worked on his speech that he'll be giving here thursday night, with his speechwriter on his way to iowa. and he gave the crowd there just the tiniest peek about what he's going to say. >> this thursday night, i will offer you what i believe is a better path forward. a path that grows this economy, creates more good jobs, strengthens the middle...
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that's why i'm asking for a second term, iowa. and if you're willing to stand with me and join with me, and knock on some doors with me and make some phone called with me. and if you're willing to vote for me in november we will win iowa again. we will win this election. we will finish what we started and we will remind the world just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. /♪ >> president obama wrapping things up in iowa. he's going to continue on from here and go to colorado and then on to ohio before he heads to louisiana one of the gulf states there that had damage from hurricane isaac. we're going to take your phone calls. numbers are up on your screen. if you can't call but you want to join us on twitter, go ahead and send us a tweet. you can also send us a tweet using the hash tag dnc if you want to weigh in on the upcoming democratic national convention that starts tuesday. we're going to go straight away and take calls now fr
that's why i'm asking for a second term, iowa. and if you're willing to stand with me and join with me, and knock on some doors with me and make some phone called with me. and if you're willing to vote for me in november we will win iowa again. we will win this election. we will finish what we started and we will remind the world just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. /♪ >> president...
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you are here in iowa today. what is your sense of where things are and how important those debates will be? >> well, people will make up their mind as we go along here. it can't tell you when they settle down. people won't make their mind up until the day before the election or day of the election. it's a horse race. we have two candidates that would take our nation in different directions. my direction is one that encourages the private sector again to create jobs. and the history of america has been a powerful and robust economy. with great jobs and rising wages. based on the strong private sector. the president's plan is to build a bigger government. i don't know any nation on earth that succeeded in creating succeeding a strong middle class with rising wages based on building a stronger government. we have different paths ahead of us. i think people can look at the success of the president's path by looking at his record. over the last four years. if they like the direction they have seen, if they think we a
you are here in iowa today. what is your sense of where things are and how important those debates will be? >> well, people will make up their mind as we go along here. it can't tell you when they settle down. people won't make their mind up until the day before the election or day of the election. it's a horse race. we have two candidates that would take our nation in different directions. my direction is one that encourages the private sector again to create jobs. and the history of...
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>> the fact that he's in new hampshire and iowa and romney's in new hampshire and iowa actually testifies to the electoral advantage the president has right now. if you look at the electoral college, he's well in the lead in terms of where this would come out in november. iowa and new hampshire are two states that kind of hang in the balance. if mitt romney can't carry ohio, he's going to have a very hard time getting elected president. if barack obama carries iowa and new hampshire, it's almost impossible for him not to get re-elected. >> he has a much easier way to go to the electoral victory. thank you, bob. great to see you. >> great to see you. >>> those disappointing job numbers are only adding 96,000 jobs last month, well below expectations, but for the african-american community, at 14%, that unemployment rate is double the rate for whites. congresswoman barbara lee of california joins me from charlotte. thanks very much for joining us the day after the big night, the big convention. congresswoman, this is not the jobs news that any democrat wanted to see. >> well, let me say firs
>> the fact that he's in new hampshire and iowa and romney's in new hampshire and iowa actually testifies to the electoral advantage the president has right now. if you look at the electoral college, he's well in the lead in terms of where this would come out in november. iowa and new hampshire are two states that kind of hang in the balance. if mitt romney can't carry ohio, he's going to have a very hard time getting elected president. if barack obama carries iowa and new hampshire, it's...
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but watch iowa and these new emergency rules in iowa. also swing state florida where we got news today that the november ballot itself is going to be a monster. really that's what they are calling it. one supervisor saying, quote, they have really created a monster. another clerk says voters may need smelling salts once they see the size of the ballot to get through. it contains 11 proposed changes to the constitution and several are printed in full. that means hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of words for each of these constitutional proposed changes. when you add in the local races, the ballot in miami-dade runs to five pages. the florida ballot will be so long in some cities it will cost you $1.50 in postage to mail it in. officials are suggesting to check in ahead of time to see what the wait time is because people have to read all those pages and feed all the pages through. it's going to take awhile. expect long lines. and what has the republican government done for a year when the ballot is a monster? the longest one some electio
but watch iowa and these new emergency rules in iowa. also swing state florida where we got news today that the november ballot itself is going to be a monster. really that's what they are calling it. one supervisor saying, quote, they have really created a monster. another clerk says voters may need smelling salts once they see the size of the ballot to get through. it contains 11 proposed changes to the constitution and several are printed in full. that means hundreds and hundreds and...
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you know about that in iowa. it creates chops here in iowa to trade. -- jobs here in i went to train. is president -- it creates jobs here in iowa to trade. because i spent my life in the private sector, i understand what deals are good for america and which are not. if the nation's we trade with decide to take advantage -- the nations with trade with side to take event is the us, there will be consequences. number 4, and this is one that is not just economic. it is also a moral, as the governor said. it is simply wrong for us, morally wrong for us, to continually spend massively more than we take in knowing my generation will never pay that back. it will be passed on to your generation. we are killing the american dream for our children. it is wrong and it will stop if i am president of the united states. [cheers and applause] if i have one more. that is this. i will champion small business. i understand how it is that small businesses kids going and how they grow. as i was driving -- i understand how it is that
you know about that in iowa. it creates chops here in iowa to trade. -- jobs here in i went to train. is president -- it creates jobs here in iowa to trade. because i spent my life in the private sector, i understand what deals are good for america and which are not. if the nation's we trade with decide to take advantage -- the nations with trade with side to take event is the us, there will be consequences. number 4, and this is one that is not just economic. it is also a moral, as the...